Geriatric population is the fastest growing segment of the total population. They represent
about 12% of the US population. By the year 2030 it has been estimated that 19% of the …

BACKGROUND: The objective is to examine the long-term survival status of geriatric trauma
patients (GTPs) after major trauma. METHODS: A 10-year retrospective review at a Level I …

METHODS Adults aged 18 to 100 years with blunt or penetrating injury were selected from
95 hospitals' trauma registries. Change point analysis techniques were used to detect …

Because of advances in medicine and other sciences, the average human life span is longer
now than any other time in history. The physiologic effects of aging as well as multimorbidity …

According to the Census Bureau, it is expected that the elderly population in the United
States will more than double to 80 million by 2050. 1 Currently, older adults have fewer …

Background Injury remains a public health challenge despite advances in trauma care.
Periodic survey of injury epidemiology is essential to the trauma system's continuous …

The population of the United States is aging. By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans will be more than 65
years old 1 and by 2050 the US Census projects that the population aged 65 years and …

This century will bring an explosion in the geriatric population aged 65 and older, with those
over 80 the fastest growing group. Falls, vehicle collisions, burns, and abuse are traumatic …

PURPOSE: Western trauma centers are increasingly confronted with elderly trauma patients
in parallel to an increase of the elderly population. The purpose of this study was to identify …

In response to the increased volume of injured geriatric patients presenting to trauma
centers, the American Association for Surgery of Trauma (AAST) established the Ad Hoc …